Pork stroganoff

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There is no such dish as pork stroganoff, but I don’t see why it should not exist. Just because, in the late 19th century, a French chef of the Russian Count Pavel Stroganov originally made this rich, creamy dish with beef doesn’t mean we can’t use our imaginations.

The wealthy Russian nobility often spent the social season in Paris, where they entertained lavishly. Stroganov’s chef simply combined the Russian love of sour cream with the French taste for beef and mushrooms. Onions and mushrooms were first cooked in plenty of butter, then a fine beef fillet was cut into thin